| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Augustus Zuehls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Nelligan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Zindell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Guerro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Swisher (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bernard Zindell | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | Howard | Edwin Runyan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kurt Swisher | 30-29 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Zindell | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems's layup is rejected by Paul Devine | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Runyan - foul #1 on Edwin Runyan, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Paul Devine steps in front of the Lucas Allen pass | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell blows the layup but he's hacked by Lucas Allen - foul #1 on Lucas Allen, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Weems | 34-29 |
| 17:43 | Howard | Lucas Allen loses the dribble to Augustus Zuehls | 34-29 |
| 17:25 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Kurt Swisher grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:15 | Howard | Lucas Allen makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Dashner | 34-31 |
| 17:01 | Valparaiso | Gary Nelligan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Nelligan and he's fouled by Jeffrey Weems - foul #1 on Jeffrey Weems, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski (PG), Mark Scharff (SG), John Hunt (SF), Henry Gessner (C) Augustus Zuehls, Gary Nelligan, Bernard Zindell, Jeff Guerro | |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (PG), Richard Swilley (SF), Dennis Hardy (PF), Jerry Placencia (C) Joseph Dashner, Lucas Allen, Jeffrey Weems, Kurt Swisher | |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Edwin Runyan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Ivan Rotkowski | 37-31 |
| 16:04 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt (C) Paul Devine | |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Schwemm (SG) Edwin Runyan | |
| 15:47 | Howard | Richard Swilley throws it down | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ivan Rotkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Scharff (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Gessner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pettitt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Schwemm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Swilley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Placencia (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:35 | Howard | Jerry Placencia grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Michael Pettitt takes the ball from Dennis Hardy | 37-33 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Richard Swilley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:01 | Howard | Jerry Placencia clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski drills a jumpshot from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Jerry Placencia misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Henry Gessner | 39-33 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Dennis Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Placencia | 39-36 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | John Hunt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Rotkowski | 42-36 |
| 13:49 | Howard | James Aponte misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 13:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:32 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jerry Placencia | 42-36 |
| 12:55 | Howard | Jerry Placencia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Richard Swilley hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-38 |
| 12:37 | Howard | Jerry Placencia grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Dennis Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Gessner - foul #3 on Henry Gessner, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls (PG), Gary Nelligan (SG), Bernard Zindell (SF), Paul Devine (PF), Jeff Guerro (C) Ivan Rotkowski, Mark Scharff, John Hunt, Henry Gessner, Michael Pettitt | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Dashner (PG), Edwin Runyan (SG), Lucas Allen (SF), Kurt Swisher (C) James Aponte, Eddie Schwemm, Richard Swilley, Jerry Placencia | |
| 12:25 | Howard | Dennis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Dennis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hardy steps in front of the Gary Nelligan pass | 42-39 |
| 11:42 | Howard | Edwin Runyan is hacked by Jeff Guerro - foul #3 on Jeff Guerro, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Weems (PF) Dennis Hardy | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Augustus Zuehls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Nelligan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Zindell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Guerro (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Swisher (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Howard | Lucas Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jeff Guerro - foul #4 on Jeff Guerro, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski (C) Jeff Guerro | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:53 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Ivan Rotkowski | 42-42 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Howard | Kurt Swisher snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:27 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Edwin Runyan pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Kurt Swisher scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 09:27 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Zindell and the foul's on Jeffrey Weems - foul #2 on Jeffrey Weems, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff (SG), John Hunt (SF), Henry Gessner (C) Augustus Zuehls, Gary Nelligan, Bernard Zindell | |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (PG), Jerry Placencia (C) Joseph Dashner, Kurt Swisher | |
| 09:27 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:12 | Howard | Edwin Runyan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Paul Devine pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | John Hunt lays it up and in on a great pass from Ivan Rotkowski | 47-44 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Ivan Rotkowski is called for the reach on James Aponte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Rotkowski, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt (C) Paul Devine | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent Salsberg (PG), Eddie Schwemm (SG), Richard Swilley (PF) Edwin Runyan, Lucas Allen, Jeffrey Weems | |
| 08:42 | Howard | Vincent Salsberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 08:21 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hunt | 49-44 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Vincent Salsberg's pass is intercepted by Ivan Rotkowski in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 07:59 | Howard | James Aponte snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 07:54 | Howard | Henry Gessner is called for the reach on Richard Swilley - foul #4 on Henry Gessner, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls (PG), Bernard Zindell (SF), Jeff Guerro (C) Ivan Rotkowski, John Hunt, Michael Pettitt | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Dashner (PG), Edwin Runyan (SG), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Dennis Hardy (C) Vincent Salsberg, Eddie Schwemm, Richard Swilley, Jerry Placencia | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Edwin Runyan | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Augustus Zuehls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Scharff (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bernard Zindell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gessner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Guerro (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Augustus Zuehls | 51-46 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Edwin Runyan's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Gessner | 51-46 |
| 06:55 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:18 | Howard | James Aponte misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 06:16 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Weems | 51-46 |
| 06:02 | Howard | Dennis Hardy misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 51-46 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Augustus Zuehls | 51-46 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Nelligan (SG), Paul Devine (PF) Mark Scharff, Henry Gessner | |
| Subs | Howard | Lucas Allen (SF), Kurt Swisher (C) James Aponte, Dennis Hardy | |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | Augustus Zuehls buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:29 | Howard | Gary Nelligan steals the ball from Joseph Dashner | 54-46 |
| 05:17 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Lucas Allen scores on a floater near the basket set up by Joseph Dashner | 56-48 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-48 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Kurt Swisher knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:20 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro misses the jump hook in the paint | 58-50 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Devine | 58-50 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Bernard Zindell drills a fadeaway in the lane | 60-50 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Lucas Allen is fouled on the floor by Gary Nelligan - foul #1 on Gary Nelligan, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski (PG), John Hunt (SF) Augustus Zuehls, Bernard Zindell | |
| Subs | Howard | Dennis Hardy (PF), Jerry Placencia (C) Jeffrey Weems, Kurt Swisher | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Howard | Paul Devine picks off the pass by Jerry Placencia | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ivan Rotkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Nelligan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Guerro (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dennis Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Placencia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Gary Nelligan makes the 3 from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Dennis Hardy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Jeff Guerro scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Rotkowski | 65-50 |
| 02:32 | Howard | Edwin Runyan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 02:12 | Valparaiso | John Hunt is hacked by Dennis Hardy - foul #2 on Dennis Hardy, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff (SG), Henry Gessner (PF), Michael Pettitt (C) Gary Nelligan, Paul Devine, Jeff Guerro | |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (PG), Eddie Schwemm (SG), Richard Swilley (SF) Joseph Dashner, Edwin Runyan, Lucas Allen | |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | John Hunt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Swilley - foul #2 on Richard Swilley, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | John Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Jerry Placencia gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | Jerry Placencia is called for the reach on Michael Pettitt - foul #1 on Jerry Placencia, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Dennis Hardy snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 01:19 | Howard | James Aponte banks in the layup set up by Eddie Schwemm | 66-54 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Placencia - foul #2 on Jerry Placencia, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:00 | Howard | Jerry Placencia gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Jerry Placencia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Henry Gessner snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Aponte - foul #2 on James Aponte, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Mark Scharff makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Richard Swilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-54 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Michael Pettitt pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Ivan Rotkowski runs out the clock | 68-54 |